Las Cruces to Use Federal Funding for New Transit Maintenance Structure and Other Projects

Plans are now underway in Las Cruces for the construction of a new transit maintenance building that will serve the city’s bus fleet.

Members of the Las Cruces City Council have voted unanimously in favor of adopting a resolution officially authorizing the City to accept funding out of Washington of nearly $12.4 million for the transit project and several other endeavors.

Those funds are coming through the American Recovery Plan Act, which was passed earlier this year by Congress and is designed to bolster economic recovery efforts at the state, local and Tribal government level.

Of that $12.4 million figure, $2.3 million will target construction of the transit maintenance building, making it one of the higher-end city ARPA-funded projects.

According to city documents, the total construction costs for the transit building is just under $18.5 million

Just over $429,000 of the ARPA funds will target the building of a new competitive community pool, while $425,000 will go for a sewer connection program.

Las Cruces is ultimately expected to receive $24.7 million in ARPA funding, with the second portion to be awarded next spring.

​By Garry Boulard

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